Delivered... by Kim Blair

Matt and Jasper posing with their portraits

Instead of a curb side drop off I masked up and delivered Matt and The Cat to Matt and Jasper, staying long enough to help him hang the painting...a gift from his Aunt.

When Matt opened his door, there, in all his fluffy splendour was Jasper, who's size did not disappoint!

Jasper didn't need any coaxing to be included in the shot. Jumping onto Matt's lap he quickly arranging himself into a relaxed pose giving me a regal, confident gaze.

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(As I mentioned in my previous posting of Matt and The Cat, selfies photos often create foreshortening issues which are translated into the portrait when one paints true to the reference photo. Selfies are rich reference sources for artists and offer the painter a fun perspective.)

Deann's portrait in pastel by Kim Blair

Deann Stein Hasinoff

(14"x11" pastel on gessoed paper)

I first met Deann, a fellow artist, in an abstract drawing class at the University of Alberta. Her artistic practice continues to focus on exploring abstraction through the use of digital technology. Using black and white digital drawings, along with photography, Deann creates thought provoking expressive art.

Each image is delicately rendered evoking the look and feel of a charcoal drawing. The power in each piece is subtle yet palpable, giving depth and strength to the work. 

Deann's upcoming exhibition, Catching Smoke, is a series of digital drawings working to give visual form to the anxiety she says she has experienced for most of her life. The theme of Deann's show is especially poignant during these unsettled times. 

The show will be held at Harcourt House, here in Edmonton.

(If the gallery is unable to open due to Covid 19 the exhibition will be virtual.)

Catching Smoke

Harcourt House

Art Incubator Gallery

August 21st - October 3rd, 2020

3rd Floor, 10215 - 112 Street

Edmonton, Alberta

deann_stein_hasinoff_art@instagram.com

deannsteinhasinoff.com

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